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For decades, the U.S. medical system has adhered to a legally recognized standard for death, one embraced by most states. Why is a uniform standard for the start of human life proving so elusive?
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Abortion is a major issue in today's primary elections. Here's the current state of laws banning or heavily restricting abortion nationwide.
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In Oklahoma and Texas, laws don't clarify what counts as life-threatening. That leaves room for interpretation, and has already delayed critical care.
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KOSU is putting together a series of FAQ guides on reproductive health care questions. With conversations happening all around us on what is or isn’t legal following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, we’re wanting to cut straight to what we do know is available and accessible. This FAQ focuses on contraceptive access and use in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma and neighboring Texas already have some of the strictest abortion bans on the books. For Indigenous women, there were already barriers before Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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In the days since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, hundreds of Oklahomans gathered throughout the state to grieve, protest and organize.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will have a major impact on abortion access across the country, but the law won’t change much in Oklahoma.
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Abortion is effectively banned in Oklahoma after Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt Wednesday signed a bill prohibiting the procedure in all but a few cases.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the most restrictive abortion bill in the country Wednesday night. The measure completely bans the procedure.
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Senate Bill 1503 and other restriction bills have no exemptions for Oklahomans who have been raped. Stitt says that is intentional, and that those victims should carry pregnancies to term, then connect with adoption services.